MIAMI -- Florida’s public insurance company has again reversed course on its coverage for homes with tainted Chinese drywall, telling some owners it will suspend such policies, an attorney for the victims said Monday.

At least two builders were “panicking” in late 2006 over the smell coming from drywall they had procured from Miami-based Banner Supply, according to e-mails and letters, and the builders had isolated the problem to wallboard made by a Chinese manufacturer.

MANATEE — State Sen. Mike Bennett has filed a bill that could limit a homeowner’s or condo association’s ability to sue over defective drywall, according to attorneys representing those dealing with contaminated property.

MANATEE  A trust representing hundreds of homeowners in WCI Communities developments, including one in Manatee County, has sued a Lakewood Ranch insurance company and several others over Chinese drywall.